Experienced gardeners know that pruning of garden trees is necessary for a number of reasons. The main purpose of the garden is fruiting, and for this you need to take care of trees, including cropping.
Thanks to pruning, we form the crown of trees, protect them from the spread of diseases, provide each branch with enough light and air. In this article, we'll talk about when to cut fruit trees.
Timing of pruning of fruit trees in autumn
Autumn pruning of fruit trees by most of them is carried poorly. So, pears, plums, cherries , cut off from autumn, can simply perish. And if there is no urgent need for these manipulations, then it is better to postpone them until the spring.
Equally disastrous can be pruning young, newly planted trees. If the annual growth is shortened, not only the cut location can be frozen, but also a large area around, including bark and cadmium.
A tree with a wound is unlikely to tolerate a wintering well, and the kidneys remaining on shortened shoots will not open well in the spring. This is especially true for gardens located in the middle lane.
Autumn pruning is allowed only for sanitary purposes and at an air temperature of at least -5 ° C. Affected branches of the disease must be removed immediately, without leaving them until spring, otherwise the disease will spread to all the plants around. All remote branches need to be burned off-site.
In southern regions, the timing when pruning fruit trees is slightly different - it can be produced in the fall. Pruning winter hardy varieties of fruit trees is allowed even in late autumn (November) and in winter. In general, the best time for this is a period of rest, when all the leaves have flown around, but it is necessary to finish everything before the onset of frost.